The Hand Hygiene Improvement program is based on the direct observation model and standards from the Joint Commission's Center for Transforming Healthcare's Targeted Solutions Tool.
Hand Hygiene is required each time the Healthcare Worker (HCW) enters and exits the patient's room or patient care area (e.g. crosses the door or curtain track threshold). Basic Hand Hygiene Observer training demonstrates the following thresholds and summarizes key observation principles.
- Door sweep
- Sliding Door track
- Curtains and curtain tracks
- Zones and realms
Training Resources:
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